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The Goldfinch
A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
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Which Alexander also spoke about The Goldfinch by Donna tart and that's hanging on at number 11 after 56 weeks on the list.
The best things said about it
And Donna Tartt wrote Goldfinch, Secret History. She's only written three books. She writes one every 10 years, and she's due for exactly 10 years.
Like I'm thinking of someone like I guess when she wrote The Goldfinch Donna tart blew this Theory out of the water.
I remember your review of The Goldfinch the Donna tart novel.
Donna tart came in ù ù uh well you know that was a big mystery because she's very very low ù I mean you've met her but she's generally very low profile doesn't do a lot of ù media ù so I was excited to have her in ù and ù I was ù about halfway through the Goldfinch.
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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is a sprawling novel that follows a young boy whose life is upended by a museum bombing, eventually drawing him into the underworld of art forgery and antique trade. The book received considerable attention across several episodes of The Book Review podcast. Gilbert Cruz recalled a past review by Daniel Mendelssohn concerning the novel, while Dwight Garner mentioned the title when analyzing authors who successfully sustained long careers after massive early literary breakthroughs. John Williams highlighted the book's impressive longevity on the bestseller lists during a weekly roundup, noting its sustained popularity more than a year after publication. Pamela Paul reminisced about hosting Donna Tartt on the program, discussing the author's notoriously low public profile and sharing her own experience reading the novel during its release. Additionally, Soman Chainani referenced The Goldfinch on The Tim Ferriss Show while examining writers like Donna Tartt who publish sparingly—typically once a decade—and still manage to capture widespread cultural fascination. Across these varied discussions, critics and authors alike underscored the enduring literary impact of Tartt's work and its unique place in contemporary fiction.
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Dwight Garner like I'm thinking of someone like I guess when she wrote The Goldfinch Donna tart blew this Theory out of t… 1
“like I'm thinking of someone like I guess when she wrote The Goldfinch Donna tart blew this Theory out of the water”
Gilbert Cruz I remember your review of The Goldfinch the Donna tart novel 1
“I remember your review of The Goldfinch the Donna tart novel”
John Williams which Alexander also spoke about The Goldfinch by Donna tart and that's hanging on at number 11 after 56 we… 1
“which Alexander also spoke about The Goldfinch by Donna tart and that's hanging on at number 11 after 56 weeks on the list”
Pamela Paul Donna tart came in ù ù uh well you know that was a big mystery because she's very very low ù I mean you've… 1
“Donna tart came in ù ù uh well you know that was a big mystery because she's very very low ù I mean you've met her but she's generally very low profile doesn't do a lot of ù media ù so I was excited to have her in ù and ù I was ù about halfway through the Goldfinch”
Soman Chainani And Donna Tartt wrote Goldfinch, Secret History. She's only written three books. She writes one every 10 ye… 1
“And Donna Tartt wrote Goldfinch, Secret History. She's only written three books. She writes one every 10 years, and she's due for exactly 10 years.”
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“In the category of Hillary Duff Award for Millennial Excellence, the nominees are Indoor Fern, Gentle Parenting But It Backfires, the Gold Lamé Pant from American Apparel, The Goldfinch by Donna Tart, and TRL.”
“and then there's The Goldfinch there's the great donat tart”
“there were so many great books out you know Jane Smiley Marilyn Robinson David Mitchell but there wasn't one book that everyone was reading and everyone was talking about”
“and she wrote The Goldfinch”
“and then she came out with the goldfinch in 2012 or 2013 or something like that and it's like this 10 I feel like we're we're due for a fourth but I loved that book”
“and it was the same height as exactly it's about twice it's it's like reading The Goldfinch twice”
“It's like reading The Goldfinch twice”